NFL releases Steelers’ ‘inverted’ jerseys

Updated Jul 16, 2019; Posted Jul 15, 2019

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner #30 runs through drills at the first practice day of Organized Team Activities at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on May 21, 2019 in Pittsburgh. Barry Reeger | Special to PennLive

They are not – at this time – known to be set for game day wear by the teams themselves.

For years, the Steelers would draft somebody, that college star would say how excited he was to don the black and yellow. Someone would have to correct him (or shrug it out) about the Steelers wearing black and gold.

They don’t do this as much anymore, because draft picks are no longer millennials. So, on some level, it’s just as well that the Steelers released the new jerseys.

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